Minutes To Midnight
by Linkin Park
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6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 733 Ratings

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  1. MehraziW.
    Apr 14, 2008
    10
    It's the most fabulous album in the 21 century (with meteora of course!!), the perfect hard rock songs within all somethings that give to you the pleasure to song with him.
  2. JackP.
    Nov 24, 2007
    4
    Linkin Park's worst album by far. An unholy mess of bad singing and messed up songwrting with a few good beats, but not many.
  3. nickr
    Nov 17, 2008
    5
    What the fuck is this!? This was my birthday present. and because having your arms broken during my birthday just wasn't enough i had to endure this. I put a 5 because its only good for slow songs.
  4. RyanJ
    Nov 18, 2008
    2
    I never liked Linkin Park. I didn't like them when they were young, filled with manufactured adolescent rage, and just being loud for the sake of being loud. I don't like them now that they're trying to be sensitive and thoughtful. I'm not even into U2 or Coldplay, two of the bands they're obviously aping. So who are they trying to appeal to here? If it's me, I never liked Linkin Park. I didn't like them when they were young, filled with manufactured adolescent rage, and just being loud for the sake of being loud. I don't like them now that they're trying to be sensitive and thoughtful. I'm not even into U2 or Coldplay, two of the bands they're obviously aping. So who are they trying to appeal to here? If it's me, then radio still has no idea who I am.… Expand
  5. ezio121
    Oct 3, 2011
    8
    there is some of the best known songs on this album that are wicked, some good ones nobody's ever heard of (like Valentines Day, Bleed It Out Or In Between) and there are some That I Hate, but on the whole, this album is brill
  6. TJD2
    Jun 29, 2012
    5
    A very mixed bag. While this is not as good as Hybrid Theory, Meteora, or Living Things, it is CERTAINLY better than the album it precedes; A Thousand Suns. Although a bit on the radio friendly side, Minutes offers up some very great additions to Linkin Park's catalogue such as What I've Done, Given Up, Bleed It Out, No More Sorrow, and Hands Held High. The same cannot however be saidA very mixed bag. While this is not as good as Hybrid Theory, Meteora, or Living Things, it is CERTAINLY better than the album it precedes; A Thousand Suns. Although a bit on the radio friendly side, Minutes offers up some very great additions to Linkin Park's catalogue such as What I've Done, Given Up, Bleed It Out, No More Sorrow, and Hands Held High. The same cannot however be said for the rest of the album. Other than the aforementioned songs the album is practically all filler. In Between is a dull monotone song with Shinda on vocals, Valentines Day is the most emo "kill yourself to" song I've ever heard, and Shadow of the Day sounds like the band is trying to appeal to high school teenage girls. I wouldn't necessarily say pass on the album as some of the songs are very good, but definitely consider getting the "good" songs off of iTunes or something and skip over the filler.… Expand
  7. nathanbo
    Jun 22, 2016
    0
    To be honest I've kinda Given Up on Linkin Park. It's not they they constantly produce terrible music; it's the fact they have music has kinda altered to a point that makes me wish the band would Wake up and realize their newer sound isn't working. So this begs the question at what point in time has the mighty Linkin Park fallen, well the answer has finally come clear to me now. May 15,To be honest I've kinda Given Up on Linkin Park. It's not they they constantly produce terrible music; it's the fact they have music has kinda altered to a point that makes me wish the band would Wake up and realize their newer sound isn't working. So this begs the question at what point in time has the mighty Linkin Park fallen, well the answer has finally come clear to me now. May 15, 2007. This album is terrible for a variety of reason and could quite possibly be their worst. To start with the lyrics are so depressing it's boarder line comical, but I've hated the songs on this album before analyzing the lyrics. The sound is stuck In Between annoying screaming and dull emo. It's sounds like the studio wanted them to rush out another album and Linkin Park decided to take their anger and Bleed It Out onto the songs giving no care as to how that will turn out. Shadow Of The Day is probably the only worthwhile song on this track to listen to, so if you are a Linkin Park fan do yourself a favor and Leave Out All The Rest. What I've Done is mediocre even if it did become popular thanks to Transformers.… Expand
  8. Bryano
    Jan 3, 2017
    7
    The singles from this album are pretty good, whille less amazing than their previous releases. Among the other tracks, some tracks are ok, but Hands Held High, In between are bad. I think they started to produce mediocre track right from this album.
  9. DME
    Jul 23, 2016
    5
    It's a mixed bag. A few songs, like What I've Done, Bleed It Out, Leave Out All The Rest, and Given Up, are above-average tracks definitely worth listening to. But other songs aren't so great.
  10. FakeLies
    Apr 30, 2015
    4
    Linkin Park was my favourite band, the first of which I ever owned an album of...I remember my family laughing at me because I stood under the shower, shouting with Chester during songs like With You or Papercut, there were feelings in their songs that just wanted you to move and join in singing. But it seems all gone with MtM. Some of the songs are ok, they are radio-friendly enough forLinkin Park was my favourite band, the first of which I ever owned an album of...I remember my family laughing at me because I stood under the shower, shouting with Chester during songs like With You or Papercut, there were feelings in their songs that just wanted you to move and join in singing. But it seems all gone with MtM. Some of the songs are ok, they are radio-friendly enough for sure, but somehow the magic is gone. There is nothing left making me dance, the hard beats are mostly gone, replaced by pop-ish sounds which sound like they were made to please the biggest possible amount of people. I know that I am doing injustice to a good band which has tried reinventing itself and its really sad because they are all such talents in their individual roles, but despite all this the album just seems to fall short in every possible way compared to their older ones.… Expand
  11. Aijixe
    Sep 24, 2015
    6
    It's true that I may be biased, but the best songs on Minutes to Midnight are the ones where Linkin Park push themselves to make sonically-heavy songs that break barriers. "Given Up", for example, is intense and features an amazing vocal performance by Bennington, but tracks like "Hands Held High" feel cathartic.
  12. amotherscrime
    Dec 14, 2019
    3
    I remember being so excited for this album. LP was my favorite band around 2000-2005. Their music just spoke to me. It broke so much new ground and it was packed with soul. Angst-y, youthful soul perhaps, but still. Sadly the sound left as quick as it came. I'm guessing that they felt the genre was becoming a joke and decided to strip their music from the embarrassing content and make itI remember being so excited for this album. LP was my favorite band around 2000-2005. Their music just spoke to me. It broke so much new ground and it was packed with soul. Angst-y, youthful soul perhaps, but still. Sadly the sound left as quick as it came. I'm guessing that they felt the genre was becoming a joke and decided to strip their music from the embarrassing content and make it as appealing as possible. Sadly, there isn't much left. Just empty, bland, generic pop-rock. It has no soul or artistic vision whatsoever. But they managed to fool the people dumb enough to go watch Transformers. Even though I can't really enjoy any song off of this album, I can still GET the appeal of songs like "Given Up", "Bleed It Out" and "What I've Done", but everything else is just GOD AWFUL. Those 3 tracks keep this from being 0/10.… Expand
  13. royben14
    Mar 3, 2017
    9
    the bands most intimate album, with touches of Metal Rock and Pop this is an album everyone can relate, some songs are hauntingly sad, the vast majority of the songs are good but most don't add up in a consistent listen, not their greatest but for sure, its no a miss.
  14. CharlieBetterIs
    Jan 7, 2016
    10
    Não sei como a crítica dá uma nota dessas a um álbum maravilhoso como o Minutes To Midnight. Com certeza, esse é o melhor álbum da discografia impecável da banda, com letras muito bem escritas e instrumental maravilhosa. Com certeza uma bíblia do rock.

    Pontos Altos: In Pieces, Shadow Of The Day, The Litthe Things Give You Away
    Pontos Baixos: Given Up, Wake, Bleed It Out
  15. SBells27Reviews
    Feb 3, 2020
    7
    Overall a decent album but it has its share of flaws. There are times when the album feels inconsistent and some of the songs are... corny, forgettable or both. The worst song of the album is Hands Held High for sure. Don't get me wrong, lyrically wise is not bad but the sounds and overall tone feels unispired and boring, and the fact that the song comes right after What I've Done, it'sOverall a decent album but it has its share of flaws. There are times when the album feels inconsistent and some of the songs are... corny, forgettable or both. The worst song of the album is Hands Held High for sure. Don't get me wrong, lyrically wise is not bad but the sounds and overall tone feels unispired and boring, and the fact that the song comes right after What I've Done, it's just a dissapointed transition given the high stakes WID gave to the album. Then again, the album has its share of highlights, some which are even some of my favorite songs of LP's entire discography. Given Up is raw, exciting and sounds overall kickass, What I've Done is lyrically great and very climatic and fun sound wise, and In Pieces has a great guitar solo with some powerful instrumentals. Overall a B or B+.… Expand
  16. Fendibull
    May 19, 2016
    8
    This album is a sleeper hit, as you compare it to Living Things and Recharged. By far this is a perfect Alt Rock Linkin Park ever made, they shift from Nu Metal to Alt Rock to Electronic Rock to Electro House and going back to Nu Metal/Alt Metal realm in Hunting Party. By far in retrospect this is a good album.
  17. Gamesearcher1
    Aug 30, 2019
    4
    It’s a weird listen, this one, and a disappointing one, because the band could’ve utilised the tamer, more accessible sound for better purposes. It’s not all bad, but it usually just ‘OK’ songs that, with a week more of ideas, would’ve sounded pretty good. The first half is slightly better, as it harkens to the band’s more rough sound, but even there, songs are pretty uninteresting.It’s a weird listen, this one, and a disappointing one, because the band could’ve utilised the tamer, more accessible sound for better purposes. It’s not all bad, but it usually just ‘OK’ songs that, with a week more of ideas, would’ve sounded pretty good. The first half is slightly better, as it harkens to the band’s more rough sound, but even there, songs are pretty uninteresting.
    Favourites: No More Sorrow
    Least Favourites: In Pieces, In Between, Hands Held High    … Expand
  18. weskergamer
    Mar 1, 2017
    9
    is good, but is not nu metal. Linkin Park lose thei way in the nu metal but still been a good album. Viva Given up and What ive done. the album has more good songs but...
  19. kappakappa
    May 2, 2017
    10
    The album that got me into Linkin Park when I was around 10 years old. Favorites: Given Up, Leave Out All The Rest, The Little Things Give You Away, What I've Done. And "No Roads Left" from the Tour/Deluxe Edition. Overall an amazing album that I'll remember and love forever.
  20. Decim
    May 24, 2017
    7
    This is not their best album, I agree, but I like it the same.
    Linkin Park shows that they can make mature and deep songs such as What I've Done, Hands Held High and The Little Things Give You Way, but at the same time they look like a boy band: Leave Out All The Rest and Valentine's Days are quite boring and avoidable, while Given Up and No More Sorrow show that the band still knows how    This is not their best album, I agree, but I like it the same.
    Linkin Park shows that they can make mature and deep songs such as What I've Done, Hands Held High and The Little Things Give You Way, but at the same time they look like a boy band: Leave Out All The Rest and Valentine's Days are quite boring and avoidable, while Given Up and No More Sorrow show that the band still knows how to make great metal songs.    … Expand
  21. FruitJuice
    Jul 18, 2017
    6
    it was okay.....................................................................................................................................................
  22. MysticManiac
    Mar 10, 2018
    9
    One of Linkin Park's best albums and one of their most underrated. Tracks like Given Up, What I've Done, In Pieces, Little Things Give You Away and Hands Held High remind us why Linkin Park is one of the greats!
  23. clem666
    Jan 24, 2021
    7
    'Minutes to Midnight' surely sounds different from other Linkin Park albums. It sometimes lacks of consistence and originality. Violence through shoutings is raw, unsynthesized and disorganized. The band tried to experience more soft and chill songs (like 'Shadow of the Day', 'In Pieces' and 'The Little Things Give You Away'). Some of them are welcome and kind of bring some more depth to'Minutes to Midnight' surely sounds different from other Linkin Park albums. It sometimes lacks of consistence and originality. Violence through shoutings is raw, unsynthesized and disorganized. The band tried to experience more soft and chill songs (like 'Shadow of the Day', 'In Pieces' and 'The Little Things Give You Away'). Some of them are welcome and kind of bring some more depth to the project and the group's overall repertoire but others just miss their point and become dull and shallow. However, no one can contest the fact that Linkin Park made a terrific work on this album: some tracks will remain legendary, like 'What I've Done', 'Bleed It Out' and 'Shadow of the Day' (even if I know everybody will not agree on that point). The band managed to modify their musical approach and artistic direction even if it meant to lose a considerable part of their fanbase. With this project Linkin Park started a new page on their chapter, for the best and the worst.… Expand
  24. Codeling
    Aug 7, 2021
    9
    This album is incredible.
    Best songs: What I've Done, The Little Things Give You Away, Given Up, Bleed It Out, Leave Out All the Rest, No More Sorrow
    Worst songs: -
  25. NERo0o
    Mar 14, 2020
    10
    One of my favorite albums of all time, every song in this album is at the very least good, not a single bad tune. Amazing album!
  26. MisteRPrO2000
    Dec 3, 2020
    9
    Me sorprendio las bajas reseñas de este album, aunque comprendo que es cuestion de gustos. En mi opinion este es uno de los mejores albumes de nu metal que he oido, con algunas joyas como What ive done o Bleed it out. Nunca dejare de amar este album
  27. shoma-
    Apr 25, 2021
    8
    Довольно неплохой альбом, есть очень много хороших треков, в том числе "Bleed It Out" "What I've Done" "Leave Out All The Rest" и другие
  28. Mellowry
    Aug 18, 2021
    7
    This is definitely hard to rate. I think this and 'A Thousand Suns' were both LP albums where everybody had different opinions on, some acclaimed them, others didn't. There are some mean strings on here as well, such as songs like 'Given Up' with that long scream, 'Bleed It Out' with a new direction LP would go that would even be present 5 years later on 'Living Things', also i'm a fan ofThis is definitely hard to rate. I think this and 'A Thousand Suns' were both LP albums where everybody had different opinions on, some acclaimed them, others didn't. There are some mean strings on here as well, such as songs like 'Given Up' with that long scream, 'Bleed It Out' with a new direction LP would go that would even be present 5 years later on 'Living Things', also i'm a fan of the 'Shadow of the Day', especially the transition to 'What I've Done', which is also great. Sure it isn't everybody's everything, though i feel like they had fun producing it, so i don't really think it's bad, except for the few mediocre and boring parts like on 'Valentine's Day'. It isn't perfect but has some bangers.… Expand
  29. DonldTrump_45Th
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 10
  30. Kostas_Spirou
    Aug 1, 2023
    8
    A pretty solid album overall, this is where everything changed, and Linkin Park decided to slowly shift into the Pop genre as well, a very creative and brave decision.
  31. DarkexMW
    Apr 28, 2023
    10
    Even if the album haves behind some of the greatest LP albums (HT and Meteora), for me its the best LP album ever made, haves some of the hardest LP themes (No More Sorrow and Given Up), underrated bangers like In Between or Valentine's Day and one of the best LP songs for end it (TLTGYA), 10/10, a masterpiece with the best LP themes and great unused songs like No Roads Left or Across The Line
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. The Guardian
    60
    The California rap-rockers are stymied by their decision to stay roughly within the shrieky boundaries of their genre (albeit with less emphasis on the rap).
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    50
    Amid the stabs at growth, every new effect sounds borrowed.
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  3. The New York Times
    50
    As you might imagine, the band’s emo makeover doesn’t always go smoothly.
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